Depending on which member of the base metal spandex outfit Steel Panther you talk to, they’ve long been locked in an arduous battle to attain their level of notoriety.
Since their 2009 debut record Feel the Steel was forged in a volatile crucible, blast skyward and ignominiously gulped down by fans, they’ve enjoyed it plenty. It’s unbelievable this “comedy metal” act even got itself together, constantly battling addictions to booze, barbiturates and blowjobs from other band member’s “bitches,” cleaving diva-style fissures in their line-up from about 1981 onwards, thwarting their inevitable success alongside contemporaries Motley Crue and/or Twisted Sister.
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